Chapter 153: Spatial Transference

The next day, Brack took Helag around White Fang Castle, introducing him to various wizard families and letting him make an appearance.

Helag noticed that these wizard families seemed to have good relations, each engaging in different businesses.

While a single wizard family wasn’t as strong as a wizard organization, together they formed a formidable force.

The auction began the following evening, held in a palace-like venue.

“Please present your invitation,” two elegantly dressed women checked each person’s invitation at the entrance.

The auction was exclusive, only open to invited guests.

As a shareholder in the auction, the Terchy family had no trouble securing invitations.

Inside, a red carpet stretched along a long corridor leading into the palace.

A guard escorted the two to the palace’s main doors, which opened automatically after a gentle knock.

Inside was a grand hall filled with people in formal attire, holding wine glasses and engaging in conversations.

Tables were scattered throughout, each marked with placards indicating seating arrangements.

Helag scanned the room but didn’t see a place for the Terchy family.

Brack greeted others along the way and said, “Don’t bother looking, we’re not sitting here. We’re going to the second floor.”

He pointed to the second floor with a smile.

Helag followed his gesture, seeing many private boxes with large windows, their interiors obscured from below.

Brack led Helag up the stairs to the second floor, entering room six.

Inside, Helag found a spacious box with a row of sofas by the window, offering a clear view of the hall below.

“Make yourself comfortable. They’ll bring food and drinks soon. Just ask if you want anything,” Brack said, lounging on a sofa.

Helag followed suit, sinking into a soft sofa.

The sofa was so plush it felt like he might sink into it completely.

A knock sounded at the door.

“Come in,” Brack said, eyes half-closed.

Two attendants entered, carrying bottles of wine, plates of food, and a tray of ice.

They poured wine into glasses with ice cubes, placing them on the side tables by Helag and Brack.

“Do you need anything else?” one attendant asked softly.

“Not for now, you can leave,” Brack replied.

The attendants bowed and exited, carefully closing the door.

The food included roast beef, a roast chicken, and some fruits and vegetables.

Helag sliced some meat, wrapping it in lettuce to eat.

The flavor was excellent, with crispy, aromatic skin and juicy, tender meat.

After a brief meal, people in the hall began taking their seats, and a middle-aged man in a black suit stepped onto the stage.

A black stone floated before him, amplifying his voice throughout the hall.

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the White Fang Castle auction…”

After a brief introduction, he snapped his fingers, and a woman in a stylish dress brought a dagger onto the stage, her hands gloved in black lace.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is tonight’s first auction item, an appetizer.”

He had the woman display the dagger to the audience.

The dagger was about thirty centimeters long, its blade shimmering blue, with an elegantly carved hilt.

“This dagger is called Blue Wing, a genuine first-level wizard artifact!” the auctioneer announced.

Wizard artifacts are a higher tier than enchanted items, requiring at least a first-level spell to be permanently enchanted.

Items enchanted with zero-level spells are merely enchanted items.

First-level spells are significantly more complex than zero-level spells, making the enchanting process exponentially more difficult, thus rare.

In the Barren Lands, few can create wizard artifacts, most originating from the Land of Dawn.

A first-level wizard artifact indicates a first-level spell is enchanted, usable by at least a third-level wizard apprentice.

Unlike enchanted items, which require minimal mana to use and no specific wizard level, wizard artifacts demand high-quality mana even to activate.

At least third-level apprentice mana is needed to activate a wizard artifact.

The hall was quiet, eyes focused on the dagger, awaiting more details from the auctioneer.

Prices for first-level wizard artifacts vary greatly, depending on the enchanted spell.

Seeing the attention, the auctioneer continued, “This first-level wizard artifact is enchanted with Spatial Transference!”

Wow!

The crowd gasped, the hall buzzing with excitement.

Helag raised an eyebrow, surprised by the revelation of Spatial Transference.

Spatial Transference is a superior spell to Blink, allowing two coordinate points to be recorded.

The caster can choose one point to teleport to after casting.

Even among first-level spells, Spatial Transference is rare and advanced, almost unheard of in the Barren Lands.

Helag had only read about it in books, never expecting to see a wizard artifact with it.

He sighed, sipping his wine, knowing the price would be steep and out of reach.

Owning this dagger meant an additional life-saving measure, teleporting to a preset safe location in emergencies.

For wizards, it greatly enhanced safety.

The auctioneer cleared his throat, “Please settle down. The value of Spatial Transference is clear. This Blue Wing is unique in the Barren Lands…”

He extolled Blue Wing’s virtues, aiming to raise its final price.

“Now, the auction begins at 3,000 magic stones, with minimum increments of 500.”

“3,500 magic stones!” someone immediately bid.

“Five hundred more? You think you’ll win?” a friend teased.

The bidder chuckled, “Just getting involved, better bid now than later when I can’t afford it.”